On January 1,2011,Gilmore Inc

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Essay

On January 1,2011,Gilmore Inc.granted stock options to officers and key employees for the purchase of 100,000 of the company's no par value common shares at $28 each.The options were exercisable within a five-year period beginning January 1,2013 by grantees still in the employ of the company,and they expire December 31,2017.The market price of Gilmore's common share was $20 per share at the date of grant.Using the Black-Scholes option pricing model,the company estimated the value of each option on January 1,2011 to be $4.00.
On March 31,2013,60,000 options were exercised when the market value of common stock was $44 per share.The remainder of the options expired unexercised.The company has a December 31 year-end.
Requirement:
Record the journal entries for Gilmore's stock options.

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